As an entrepreneur, focus is everything. In the past, I have certainly suffered from "say yes to everything" syndrome. I was overworked and underfocused. Last month, I had the pleasure of sitting down with fellow LinkedIn influencer and author Greg McKeown, whose new book, Essentialism:...
Did you know that the human brain processes visuals 60,000 times faster than text? Or that web posts with visuals drive up to 180% more engagement than those without? Or that viewers spend 100% more time on web pages with videos? Attention is the new commodity....
As social and digital media continues to evolve, visual storytelling becomes more important. As I've written before, storytelling is the most effective and memorable form of communication. Infographics are a smart way to tell a story because they break down information and make it simple...
The best way to get customers interested in what you have to sell isn't to sell it, it's to storytell it! It's important to share more than just products and services with your customers, and be able to form relationships with them. A great way...
"Pick up the phone and call, call, call!"Those were the words echoed to me each weekday morning in January of 1999. My first job after college was in insurance sales, and I remember my 6 foot 6 boss Greg chastising me for not making enough...
Finding a job you love and a career you can rise in is no easy feat. I changed my career many times before I realized my passion, and before my wife and I founded Likeable. From a ballpark vendor, to a reality TV star, and...
Via American Express' Tumblr Success and happiness aren't easy to achieve. It takes a lot of time, hard work, and luck to get there. That's why, along the way, you've got to take advantage of moments- those brief periods of time when all can be...
My first job out of college was less than perfect for me. I was selling life insurance in Boston and was unhappy. I wasn't passionate and I didn't feel challenged. My boss had questionable ethics (He would later go to federal jail.) It just wan't...
College graduates: Congratulations on your degrees! I got mine 16 years ago this month at Boston University, and so I thought that, today, I'd share with you 15 simple things I've learned to do since college. Some of them are more serious than others, and...
While we are all busy in our own ways, we all also have the same amount of time to work with each and every day. Some people have more responsibilities than others, but it is still amazing to see how some people are able to...